Couture Spring 2010: Behind the Scenes with Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel

You may collapse into bed at night, exhausted from all you’ve done that day, but remember this: You probably didn’t put in a day anywhere near as grueling as Karl Lagerfeld just did. If it’s not Chanel, it’s Fendi; if it’s not Fendi, it’s his own label. Or shooting for magazines the world over. Or masterminding the campaigns of the houses he works for. Case in point: For our third and final peek behind the scenes at the Paris haute couture collections for spring 2010, Lagerfeld agreed to shoot a few moments during the buildup to the showing of Chanel. (Mr. Lagerfeld, a big thank-you for this!) He picked that moment when he photographs key looks from the collection for the dossier that is on every seat at every Chanel show—his take on the key looks of any given collection. And for those not lucky enough to be in Paris this season and to trot out of the show having tucked it into your Coco Cocoon tote, now you know what’s on his mind: Clearly, looks 16 and 57 are, for Lagerfeld, major.